Sampaense Basket (Proliga) confirmed in their roster 24-year old small forward Gustavo Ribeiro (188-93). He has played there for the last four seasons. LPB was a little too high level for him, where in only one game he did not score anything. Proliga will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.

Esgueira - Academica Coimbra 77-85 Academica Coimbra won Trofeu Antonio Pratas beating Esgueira 85-77. Trailing 20-23 at the end of the first period, Academica Coimbra replied with a 25-15 surge in the second frame for a 7-point halftime advantage. Esgueira pulled back with a 17-11 run in the third period, while Academica closed the game with a 29-22 burst. Lawrence Coleman (190-F, college: Oneonta St.) stepped up with 28 points and 13 rebounds, whilst Alexander Kravtsov (194-F-87) coll... [read more]

Esgueira - Academica Coimbra 77-85

Academica Coimbra won Trofeu Antonio Pratas beating Esgueira 85-77. Trailing 20-23 at the end of the first period, Academica Coimbra replied with a 25-15 surge in the second frame for a 7-point halftime advantage. Esgueira pulled back with a 17-11 run in the third period, while Academica closed the game with a 29-22 burst. Lawrence Coleman (190-F, college: Oneonta St.) stepped up with 28 points and 13 rebounds, whilst Alexander Kravtsov (194-F-87) collected 18 points and 7 boards. Henrique Sico (191-G-92) ended up with 16 points in the winning effort. Dee Franklin replied with 31 points in a loss. Bolon Sauane (193-F/C-94) notched 15 and Pedro Valente (175-PG-85) added 10.

There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of LPB and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. The fans could enjoy quite many interesting games in the last round. The round ended with loss of the undefeated team and favorites losing the games. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of CAB Madeira (2-1) in Funchal on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Illiabum (3-0) 88-81. The guests trailed by 5 poi... [read more]

There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of LPB and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. The fans could enjoy quite many interesting games in the last round. The round ended with loss of the undefeated team and favorites losing the games.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of CAB Madeira (2-1) in Funchal on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Illiabum (3-0) 88-81. The guests trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 49-37 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. 24 personal fouls committed by CAB Madeira helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American guard Ronnie Boggs (192-91, college: Jacksonville St.) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 5 assists. Naturalized Montenegrin forward Marko Loncovic (202-91) contributed with 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international swingman Fabio Lima (198-88) answered with 18 points for CAB Madeira. Illiabum is looking forward to face Lusitania (#5) in Angra in the next round. CAB Madeira will play on the road against Vitoria SC in Guimaraes and is hoping to win this game. The game in Angra was also worth to mention about. Benfica (3-0) played at the court of Lusitania (2-2). Benfica managed to secure a 6-point victory 95-89. It was a great evening for American forward Antywane Robinson (203-84, college: Temple) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Carlos Morais helped adding 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Benfica's coach Carlos Lisboa allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Four McGlynn (188-92, college: Rhode Island) with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Benfica will play against FC Porto Ferpinta (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lusitania will play against Illiabum (#2) in Ilhavo and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game in Angra Heroismo supposed to be also quite interesting. Benfica (3-0) played at the court of Terceira (2-2). Benfica smashed Terceira 90-67 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Jesse Sanders who led the winners and scored 15 points and 4 assists. Isaiah Johnson came up with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for Terceira in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Benfica will meet at home FC Porto Ferpinta (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Terceira will play against Electrico FC (#10) in Ponte de Sor and hope to secure a win. Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Galitos-Barreiro (1-2) and Vitoria SC (1-1), which took place in Barreiro. Galitos-Barreiro lost at home to Vitoria SC 74-82. The best player for the winners was Roderick Nealy who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Vitoria SC's next round opponent will be CAB Madeira (#4) in Funchal and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Galitos-Barreiro will play on the road against Oliveirense (#3) in Oliveira and hope to win that game. Another upset was a game between Electrico FC (0-2) and Ovarense (1-2), which took place in Ovar. Electrico FC lost to Ovarense in a road game 56-66 on Saturday. American players dominated the game. It was a good game for Kyle Anderson who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ovarense will face Barreirense (#12) in Barreiro in the next round. Electrico FC will play at home against Terceira and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 3: Oliveirense beat FC Porto on the road 93-78. Terceira destroyed Barreirense on its own court 79-60. Winless Barreirense unfortunately lost to Lusitania in Angra 77-89. The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 17 points and 11 rebounds by Will Hanley of FC Porto.

No shocking result in a game when Oliveirense (3-0) beat on the road FC Porto Ferpinta (0-2) 93-78 on Sunday. The guests trailed by 3 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 9-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 93-78. Oliveirense made 21-of-23 free shots (91.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American center Eric Coleman (200-85, college: N.Iowa) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Travante Williams (197-93, college: Alaska-Fairb., agency: Duran International) contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American-Irish swingman Will Hanley (201-90, college: Bowdoin, agency: Duran International) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and American forward Marcus Gilbert (198-93, college: Fairfield) added 10 points and 5 assists in the effort for FC Porto Ferpinta. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. FC Porto Ferpinta's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Oliveirense will face Galitos-Barreiro (#8) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. FC Porto Ferpinta will play against Benfica in Lisbona and hopes to get finally their first victory.Top scorers:Oliveirense: J.Guerreiro 17+3reb, J.Balseiro 14+2reb+1ast, E.Coleman 14+12reb+1ast, T.Williams 14+6reb, L.Nikolic 9+1ast, J.Barbosa 8+2reb+8astFC Porto: W.Hanley 17+11reb+1ast, P.Bastos 13+2ast, M.Gilbert 10+3reb+5ast, A.Bessa 10+2ast, S.Borovnjak 7+6reb+1ast, A.Monteiro 6+3reb+1ast

Very expected game when Barreirense (0-4) was smashed by Terceira (2-2) in Angra Heroismo 79-60 on Sunday. The hosts trailed by 6 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 79-60. Terceira outrebounded Barreirense 41-30 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for American power forward Marcus Van (201-87, college: Cent.Michigan) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Manny Ogunfolu (201-89, college: S.Indiana) contributed with 20 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Montenegrin forward Miki Novovic (208-92) answered with 13 points and 9 rebounds and American forward Sean Harris (201, college: Utah St.) added 16 points in the effort for Barreirense. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Terceira will face Electrico FC (#10) in Ponte de Sor in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Barreirense will play at home against Ovarense and hopes to get finally their first victory.Top scorers:Terceira: M.Van 20+11reb+1ast, M.Ogunfolu 20+6reb+1ast, I.Johnson 11+8reb+7ast, D.Graham 9+1reb, J.Torrie 7+7reb+3ast, N.Morais 6+1astBarreirense: S.Harris 16+3reb, M.Novovic 13+9reb, S.Silva 9+4reb+1ast, P.Lawrence 7+5reb+1ast, A.Coelho 6+4reb+1ast, F.Pinheiro 5+2reb

The game in Angra was also worth to mention about. Benfica (3-0) played at the court of Lusitania (2-2). Benfica managed to secure a 6-point victory 95-89. The guests were tied after three quarters but managed to speed up in last quarter eventually winning the game. It was a great evening for American forward Antywane Robinson (203-84, college: Temple) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Naturalized Angolan guard Carlos Morais (200-85, agency: Duran International) helped adding 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Benfica's coach Carlos Lisboa allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Four McGlynn (188-92, college: Rhode Island) with 24 points and 5 rebounds and naturalized Cape Verdean forward Joel Almeida (195-85, college: Brockport St.) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Five Benfica and four Lusitania players scored in double figures. Benfica will play against FC Porto Ferpinta (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lusitania will play against Illiabum (#2) in Ilhavo and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers:Benfica: R.Barber 19+5reb, C.Morais 18+7reb+4ast, A.Robinson 14+13reb+3ast, J.Soares 12+1reb+2ast, J.Sanders 11+2reb+4ast, T.Barroso 8+1reb+2astLusitania: F.McGlynn 24+5reb+3ast, D.Coleman 21+1reb+2ast, P.Catarino 19+4reb+3ast, J.Almeida 16+13reb+2ast, D.Hukic 8+6reb+1ast, H.Sota 1+7reb

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Galitos-Barreiro (1-2) and Vitoria SC (1-1), which took place in Barreiro. Galitos-Barreiro lost at home to Vitoria SC 74-82. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Galitos-Barreiro won third quarter 21-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was American Roderick Nealy (198-80, college: Houston Baptist) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. His fellow American import LaceDarius Dunn (193-87, college: Baylor) chipped in 19 points. At the other side the best for losing team was international Henrique Piedade (189-94) who recorded 19 points and 9 rebounds and American guard Cedric Isom (188-84, college: E.Texas Baptist) added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists respectively. Five Vitoria SC and four Galitos-Barreiro players scored in double figures. Vitoria SC's next round opponent will be CAB Madeira (#4) in Funchal and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Galitos-Barreiro will play on the road against Oliveirense (#3) in Oliveira and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Vitoria SC: R.Nealy 20+11reb+1ast, L.Dunn 19+4reb+1ast, M.Cardoso 12+1reb+6ast, N.Tadic 11+8reb+3ast, D.Williams 10+2reb+1ast, R.Coelho 8+2rebGalitos-Barreiro: H.Piedade 19+9reb, B.Petrovic 14+2reb+1ast, C.Isom 13+7reb+8ast, D.Townes 11+8reb+3ast, D.Ventura 9+1ast, D.Correia 8+3reb+2ast

Another upset was a game between Electrico FC (0-2) and Ovarense (1-2), which took place in Ovar. Electrico FC lost to Ovarense in a road game 56-66 on Saturday. Electrico FC was trailing by 2 points at halftime but managed to get 11-point lead after three quarters before a 31-10 charge of Ovarense, which allowed them to win the game. They made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Electrico FC was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American players dominated the game. It was a good game for guard Kyle Anderson (190-93, college: Delaware) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Point guard Will Perry (180-94, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Four Ovarense players scored in double figures. Center Brian Stone (203-94, college: Malone) answered with 19 points and 5 rebounds and center Jamal Hunter (203-93, college: Jacksonville St.) added 13 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Electrico FC. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ovarense will face Barreirense (#12) in Barreiro in the next round. Electrico FC will play at home against Terceira and hopes to get finally their first victory.Top scorers:Ovarense: K.Anderson 19+6reb+3ast, W.Perry 18+3reb+1ast, C.Cordeiro 12+5reb+2ast, J.Grosso 11+4reb, M.Vance 3+8reb, A.Pinto 2+3reb+1astElectrico FC: B.Stone 19+5reb+2ast, J.Hunter 13+9reb+1ast, A.DePina 9+4reb, A.Miguens 6+2reb, T.Pinto 5+4reb+3ast, K.Coronel 4+10reb+2ast

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of CAB Madeira (2-1) in Funchal on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Illiabum (3-0) 88-81. The guests trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 49-37 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. 24 personal fouls committed by CAB Madeira helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American guard Ronnie Boggs (192-91, college: Jacksonville St.) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 5 assists. Naturalized Montenegrin forward Marko Loncovic (202-91) contributed with 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international swingman Fabio Lima (198-88) answered with 18 points and the former international point guard Mario Fernandes (176-82) added 12 points and 6 assists in the effort for CAB Madeira. Four Illiabum and five CAB Madeira players scored in double figures. Illiabum is looking forward to face Lusitania (#5) in Angra in the next round. CAB Madeira will play on the road against Vitoria SC in Guimaraes and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers:Illiabum: J.Early 16+3reb, A.Danilovic 15+3reb+1ast, R.Boggs 15+3reb+5ast, A.Sobrinho 13+2ast, M.Loncovic 12+7reb+1ast, C.Cardoso 8+3reb+5astCAB Madeira: F.Lima 18+4reb+2ast, A.Gydra 14+6reb+2ast, K.Cumberlander 13+5reb+3ast, M.Fernandes 12+4reb+6ast, F.Gentry 10+2reb+1ast, D.Gameiro 9+3ast

Very predictable result when Lusitania (2-2) won against Barreirense (0-4) in Angra 89-77 on Saturday. The hosts trailed by 3 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 9-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 89-77. Lusitania made 25-of-26 free shots (96.2 percent) during the game, while Barreirense only scored eight points from the stripe. It was a good game for American guard Four McGlynn (188-92, college: Rhode Island) who led his team to a victory with 40 points (!!!). Naturalized Cape Verdean forward Joel Almeida (195-85, college: Brockport St.) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Montenegrin forward Miki Novovic (208-92) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and American forward Phillip Lawrence (201, college: Marist) added 23 points in the effort for Barreirense. Lusitania will face Illiabum in Ilhavo in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barreirense will play at home against Ovarense (#9) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.Top scorers:Lusitania: F.McGlynn 40+3reb, J.Almeida 19+3reb+2ast, D.Coleman 12+2reb+2ast, H.Sota 9+9reb, D.Hukic 7+3reb+1ast, M.Freitas 2+4reb+3astBarreirense: P.Lawrence 23+3reb+1ast, M.Novovic 22+10reb, S.Harris 15+8reb+3ast, T.Raimundo 7+1reb, S.Silva 4+2reb+6ast, A.Coelho 4+1reb+2ast

The game in Angra Heroismo supposed to be also quite interesting. Benfica (3-0) played at the court of Terceira (2-2). Benfica smashed Terceira 90-67 on Saturday. The game without a history. Benfica led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Jesse Sanders (190-89, college: Liberty) who led the winners and scored 15 points and 4 assists. The former international swingman Jose Silva (194-89) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. American point guard Isaiah Johnson (183-93, college: Young Harris) came up with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and the other American import power forward Marcus Van (201-87, college: Cent.Michigan) added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Terceira in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Benfica will meet at home FC Porto Ferpinta (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Terceira will play against Electrico FC (#10) in Ponte de Sor and hope to secure a win. Top scorers:Benfica: J.Silva 16+4reb+1ast, J.Sanders 15+3reb+4ast, A.Robinson 13+2reb+3ast, J.Soares 9+3reb, C.Morais 8+5reb, T.Barroso 6+1astTerceira: I.Johnson 16+7reb+4ast, M.Van 13+10reb, N.Morais 12+1reb, J.Torrie 7+5reb+2ast, D.Graham 6+3reb, J.Teixeira 5+1ast

American Jeff Early (190-G-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best Illiabum and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 2. The 29-year old guard had the game-high 19 points adding five rebounds for Illiabum in his team's victory, helping them to beat Galitos-Barreiro (#6, 1-1) 83-70. Illiabum is placed at 2nd position in Portuguese LPB. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Illiabum won both games without losing... [read more]

American Jeff Early (190-G-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best Illiabum and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 2.The 29-year old guard had the game-high 19 points adding five rebounds for Illiabum in his team's victory, helping them to beat Galitos-Barreiro (#6, 1-1) 83-70. Illiabum is placed at 2nd position in Portuguese LPB. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Illiabum won both games without losing any. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Early had a remarkable 77.8% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 33-year old American guard Cedric Isom (188-G-84) of Galitos-Barreiro. Isom impressed basketball fans with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Bad luck as Galitos-Barreiro lost that game 70-83 to Illiabum (2-0). The season is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Isom is a newcomer at Galitos-Barreiro and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.0ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 6.5rpg and 5.5apg. East Texas Baptist University alumni Isom played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.

The third best performed player last round was another Galitos-Barreiro's star - American Darren Townes (201-F-86, agency: Blacktop Management). Townes scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Despite Townes' great performance Galitos-Barreiro lost 70-83 to Illiabum (#2, 2-0). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. The last thing Galitos-Barreiro needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 1 victories and 1 lost games. Townes has a very solid season. In 2 games in Portugal he scored 11.5ppg.

The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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